Guise and Ayose viewpoint

The viewpoint of Guise and Ayose is a heritage tourism resource of monumental viewpoint type, identified in some files as tower / wall for its link with the defensive and historical landscape of Betancuria, in Fuerteventura. It is located on the FV-30 road, in the vicinity of the historic village of Betancuria, within the Betancuria Rural Park, at an elevated point with sweeping views over the ravine and the interior of the island. The set is presided over by two bronze sculptures of large format, about 4 meters high, representing Guise and Ayose, the aboriginal kings of Fuerteventura at the time of the European conquest in the fifteenth century. The work refers to the traditional division of the island into two territories, Maxorata and Jandia, and the historical memory of the pre-Hispanic period and the conquest. More than a defensive construction in the strict sense, the enclave functions as a landscape and interpretative landmark of the territory. The local tradition and several guides relate it to the ancient wall that would have separated the insular domains, although this data should be understood as a historical reference and not as a factory preserved and documented in its entirety. Its heritage value lies in the relationship between landscape, historical memory and public sculpture, in addition to its role as a visual access to Betancuria, the ancient capital of Fuerteventura and one of the most important historical sites in the Canary Islands.